re: Windows XP Pro Taskbar Freezing
Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 9:30 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Steve Dunn
(911 messages posted)
You've just set this up - so has the problem been there from first use? If so, probably
a hardware/driver issue (any clues in event log - run eventvwr.msc)?
4 monitors (slight overkill?) - are you using them all - if so, have you tried with
just one, then 2 if ok etc?
On Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 7:45 am, Ricky Maveety wrote:
>I have read posts in the forum and in other forums about this and nothing seems
to
>exactly fit my situation or propose a solution.
>
>I have just set up this computer. It's a Intel Dual Core Quad Extreme, 4G RAM,
Dual
>Nvidia 8800 GPU in SLI, with four monitors.
>
>When I first boot, I can use the Taskbar and Start up menu for about a minute, then
>it freezes completely, and never comes back. If I want to use the menu for another
>minute, then I have to reboot.
>
>I have run registry fixes, hijack this, spyware doctor, and antivirus until I am
>blue in the face. About the only thing I haven't tried is wiping the boot disk
and
>reinstalling XP.
>
>Nothing else about Windows Explorer freezes ... just the taskbar and start menu.
> I can work on the computer just fine .... as long as I have it set up so that I
>do not need the frozen bits. Of course, to shut down, I have to go to the task
manager.
>
>I will post a hijack this log if anyone thinks it will help.
>___________________________
>
>Thank you.
>
>Ricky Maveety
>
>
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